The country’s only mutual defense
ally is just waiting for our call if push comes to shove in the current
scenario at the West Philippine Sea (WPS).
According to Philippine ambassador
to the United States of America (USA) Jose Manuel Romualdez said, United States
government is “obviously waiting” for Manila to call if it needs assistance in
removing foreign vessels staying unauthorized in the country’s exclusive
economic zone (EEZ)
“So we were working
round the clock, so to speak, in terms of being able to navigate or making sure
that there’s the freedom of the sea and that Code of Conduct that we are
pushing,” he said in a pre-taped briefing with Presidential Spokesperson Atty. Harry
Roque.
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“At the same time, the
United States is obviously waiting for us to call them if we need their
assistance in removing or asking the vessels that are parked in our area of
responsibility or economic zone. And both our Philippine Navy and the US Navy
are working on this,” Ambassador Romualdez added.
The
hardworking ambassador issued the statement when asked if there were any
commitments when asked if there were any commitments from the US side in
securing the West Philippine Sea.
Ambassador said both
the Pentagon and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) are communicating on
the matter.
“(Defense) Secretary (Delfin)
Lorenzana had a recent telephone conversation with Secretary (of Defense Lloyd
Austin) in the United States. Both are obviously working together and the
United States has just recently sent their USS Theodore Roosevelt and they had
an operation there at the West Philippine Sea,” he said.
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